Collection care in context
Environmental monitoring guidance for collections.
LÆFAN is designed around the idea that a reading only becomes useful evidence when its material, place, expected conditions and response remain visible. These pages explain that thinking in more depth.
Explore the subject
From collection materials to retained evidence.
Start with the conservation question you are trying to answer, then see where LÆFAN supports the monitoring record.
Environmental profiles & materials
Understand why collection sensitivity, historic climate and context should shape environmental limits.
Read guide →Loans & temporary exhibitions
See how Campaigns keep temporary monitoring distinct without inventing a separate sensor record.
Read guide →Light exposure & lux hours
Move beyond an instant lux reading and understand cumulative exposure in conservation terms.
Read guide →Environmental relationships
Relate cases, galleries, stores and outside references so changes can be interpreted in context.
Read guide →Monitoring plans & evidence
Connect planned checks, continuous data, spot samples, alerts and response history.
Read guide →Standards & guidance
A practical map of British, European and international conservation guidance relevant to LÆFAN.
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